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PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT. 1933 - THE POISON RULES
The retail sale of poisonous substances by shopkeepers who are
not registered pharmacists is controlled by the Acts and rules made
thereunder.
The Poisons List, which has been prepared by the Poisons Board and
confirmed by the Home Secretary, prescribes two Lists of Poisons
Part I and Part II. The sale of poisons included in Part I is
restricted to registered pharmacists whilst those included in Part II
may be sold to the general public not only by registered pharmacists,
but also (subject to certain conditions) by ordinary traders whose
names are entered on a List of Persons entitled to sell such poisons,
kept by the local authority.
The Acts and Rules lay down certain requirements regarding type
of container, labelling, storage, transport and sale of poisons,
penalties being prescribed for non-compliance. Fees are payable to
the local authority by persons whose names are entered on the List-
At the end of 1954 there were 165 names on the Council's List and
the following changes took place in the Register daring the year:-
NO. of listed sellers on
Council's register at 1.1.54. 166
No. added during the year 11
177
No. who transferred their business or
discontinued the sale of poisons 12
NO. on register at 31.12.54 165
393 visits of inspection were made during the year under review and
9 samples of Part II Poisons were submitted for analysis all of
which were reported to be satisfactory.